Apple's WWDC 2026 kicks off June 8 with a major AI push centered on reinventing Siri. The assistant transforms into a full chatbot powered by Google's Gemini models under a reported $1 billion annual deal, moving beyond simple voice commands to handle web searches, content generation, and complex multi-app tasks. This represents Apple's most aggressive response yet to ChatGPT and other AI competitors.

Siri gains deep access to personal data across Apple's ecosystem, pulling from emails, messages, photos, and files to complete contextual requests. The new interface integrates into the Dynamic Island with swipe gestures, while a standalone Siri app mirrors ChatGPT's conversational design. Users can route queries to third-party chatbots like Claude or Gemini instead of Siri's native responses.

iOS 27 introduces Visual Intelligence directly in the Camera app alongside nutrition scanning and business card OCR. The Photos app adds AI-powered Extend and Reframe tools, while Writing Tools expands to include grammar checking and natural language shortcut creation. Apple emphasizes on-device processing and user privacy controls, including auto-delete options for conversations.

Apple drops support for iPhone 11 series and Intel Macs with macOS 27, marking a clean break from older hardware. The foldable iPhone launches this fall with iPad-style multitasking and sidebar interfaces. watchOS 27 brings new watch faces, while tvOS and visionOS receive lighter AI-focused updates. Public betas arrive in July ahead of fall releases.